genie: this is france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. i'm genie godula. these are the headlines. coming up in the debate, the ul from theht of mos islamic state group. we will getting the latest from on the ground. hillary clinton and donald trump were talking about the defensive in mosul but the big standout, and were claims from the

republicans that the election might be rigged against him and saying he will refuse to accept the outcome november 8. police officers in france are protesting defined government demands not to do so. they are processing -- protesting insufficient resources. coming up in business, tesla is pulling all its chips on self driving cars. announcing automated technology will be included in all its models from now on. ♪ let's start in the iraqi city of mosul. troops and their allies are trying to take it back from the islamic state group that held it

for the last two years. the offensive kicked off on monday. there are reports that leaders are fleeing the city. james andre reports from just outside mosul. it's 7:00. the convoy heads for the front line. these men's mission is to liberate two villages and advance six kilometers toward mosul. maccallum stops in the -- the column stops in the last village before isis held territory. the area was recaptured the day before and it isn't safe. today we expect to run into some heavy resistance. there are over 150 fighters in the area attacking. we are expecting car bombs.

>> the column of armored vehicles enters cautiously. clearing potential mines for heavy tanks. the operation has been planned in detail. >> move forward. occupy the field. follow the orders. tanks in front. deploy on the high ground. >> special forces deploy a drone to monitor operations. rapidly the column has to stop. they have detected a car bomb. the sniper has shot the driver, leaving a vehicle full of explosives that needs to be destroyed. the convoy can move on. in the meantime artillery destroys i.s. positions within the villages.

>> the commander that is coordinating the artillery strikes on the villages is telling us he is getting his information from residents who are opposed to the role of the islamic state. the first vehicles close into the village. the residents move towards soldiers raved -- waving white flags. for them it is the end of two years under the rule of the islamic state group. children are in shock after a day of heavy shelling. >> we stayed hidden at home. we were afraid of the bombardments. i was afraid for my children. >> rapidly soldiers round up the whole village. to a nearbyve taken building for screening.

the army has lists of potential collaborators they want to arrest before they can flee. this lady gave me a false name but i have her real name here on her id card. her husband and brothers are all with the enemy. i am positive. >> shut up. just shut up. where are they? stop line. -- lying. we have just recaptured this village. no militants were arrested or killed. they fled the village. what happens to mosul after the offensive is the subject of a meeting today in paris. the french president francois hollande is hosting the meeting with the iraqi foreign minister and some 20 countries and organizations.

the fighting forces are currently pushing forward toward the city more quickly than we thought and more quickly than we envisioned in her campaign plan. our war in mosul today is an iraqi war which is conducted by the iraqis for the iraqis and aims to liberate iraqi soil. to the syrian city of aleppo where an eight hour cease-fire is underway. that was announced by the syrian government and russia. it is meant to allow civilians trapped in eastern aleppo as well as rebel fighters to leave the area. the cease-fire was quickly testing by fighting that had been opened in order for civilians to flee. another cease-fire in yemen where a three-day truce brokered by the u.n. has come into place. here's more. >> hoping to maintain a fragile

urgedhe united nations warring your many factions to bury the hatchet. the u.n. has called upon all parties to respect the cease-fire and cessation of hostilities. we hope it will lead to a more permanent ongoing open-ended cessation of hostilities and not just the 72 hours. >> despite reports of heavy fighting across yemen on wednesday residents in the capital appeared hopeful the cease-fire would hold and ready to put the two-year conflict behind them. >> we are optimistic about the truce. god willing everybody will respect the cessation of hostilities. it's the sixth attempt at a cease-fire in yemen since march 2016. the previous five broke down after both sides accused each other of breaching the piece.

this time the rebels and the coalition said they would hold their end of the bargain but only if the other camp did the same. analysts say the new agreement must now be supplemented by a comprehensive peace plan if the fighting is to end. it's impossible to solve the issue militarily. there must be social reconciliation and a comprehensive national dialogue that also includes neighboring countries and entire regions. the international community has urged both sides to put down their guns and end the conflict which has already claimed almost 7000 lives. u.s. whereto the donald trump and hillary clinton faced off for the final time before the presidential election november 8. the last debate focused more on policy than the others before but the standout remark was when donald trump refused to commit

to accepting the outcome of the vote if he loses. one of the prides of this country is the peaceful transition of power and that no matter how hard fought a campaign is that at the end of the campaign, the loser concedes to the winner. are you saying you're not prepared? >> i will tell you at the time. i will keep you in suspense. >> let me respond to that because that is horrifying. thingsime donald thinks are not going in his direction he claims whatever it is is rigged against him. genie: let's go to washington with gallagher fenwick. there has been a lot of reaction to that comments from mr. trump. what more can you tell us? >> the first reactions came from within the room where that debate was being held. according to a source, you could hear gasps in the audience when donald trump seemingly refused

to acknowledge the fact that if he were to lose this election that he would recognize the validity of the process and the results themselves despite the insistence of chris wallace for him to clarify that response. definitely unprecedented moment in presidential history in the u.s.. that was very much the reaction of millions of americans who were watching that debate and within donald trump's own republican camp in particular just to quote senator lindsey graham who is actually one of the republicans running up against him in the primaries who immediately issued a statement saying that donald trump is doing a disservice by saying those things to himself and to his country. graham concludes by

saying that if donald trump loses it is not because the system is rigged but because he failed and that is a quote from that statement. you had similar words coming from other republicans who are very much shocked by that aatement which really crossed redline for many folks out here. statementseems that might appeal to more of his antiestablishment backers. it seems at this point you will be unlikely to reverse opinion polls which are showing him very close to or losing in some key states in the election coming up. >> absolutely. these debates were supposed to be about trying to broaden's ones base and a appeal to the undecided voters, independence. it does not seem that was donald trump's strategy. he seems to be solidifying his days with those kinds of comments.

cnn orc rightd by after the debate gave a clear win to hillary clinton with a 52%. definitely donald trump it seems wants to go down with guns blazing. he is slipping behind and quite quickly in national polls also in some key battleground states. actually turning previously solid republican red states into potentially blue states. victory for the democrats. that is probably because of this strategy he has adopted. it paid off during the republican primaries but is simply not working at the national level in a one-on-one race against his democratic rival. at least according to the polls. there's 20 days left before elections.

it does seem very difficult to see a clear path to victory for the republican candidate. genie: thank you. police france french staged a third day of protests against what they say are increasingly difficult working conditions. took to the streets after a molotov cocktail attack seriously injured officers earlier this month. fed up withhey are being attacked and need more legal protection. protests prompted an emergency meeting between the french interior minister and police union. he announced a series of measures including opening a national dialogue to address further grievances. a these france is angry police, interior minister met with u.n. leaders on wednesday to address their growing frustration. these policemen are asking for appreciation.

demanding respect and we all them that much. ins respect must be present words which are important but also in actions which are essential. >> policemen took to the streets on monday after a molotov cocktail attack gravely injured two officers earlier this month. they say they need more personnel and equipment to continue growing -- doing their job in a growing climate of insecurity. they are also demanding harsher punishment for authors of violence against police. the president vowed to simplify legal and investigative procedures. union representatives called the proposed reforms a step in the right direction but said they remain skeptical as to what comes next. interesting proposals but they have to

rapidly translate into concrete measures. these would be police killers throwing molotov cocktails like it's normal. there needs to be a strong response to this kind of situation. >> more measures will be announced by the end of the year. genie: time for our business news with charles. withll start in frankfort the european central bank expected to announce its decision on interest rates. mario draghi is expected to say he is holding rates at their current record low of 0% to the goal continues to be to reboot inflation as well as the economy. the question is whether he will talk about plans for bond buying in 2017. there were rumors he could start tapering the asset purchasing program he started in 2015. the possibility of losing the support has made investors quite nervous. genie: how are the markets reacting? >> in europe the main indices

are cautiously awaiting. alsoed performance reacting to some poor earnings report. .018%. slightly up shares rallied 10% after it raised its profit targets for the year. genie: let's talk about tesla. all its cars from now on will include self driving hardware. described it as a supercomputer in a car. it will mostly collect data and information about when this technology could cause or avoid accidents. we are still years away from cars being fully self driving but this will help the process along. mark thompson has a look. >> driving with no hands on the wheel. this could be the future of the industry. that's if tesla gets its way.

the american company says all of its vehicles from now on will be made with driverless capabilities. tesla claims cameras, sensors and radar could make their electric cars safer than any other on the road. full autonomy will enable a tesla to be substantially safer than a human driver, lower the financial cost of transportation for those who own a car and provide on-demand level -- mobility for those who do not. tesla introduced its autopilot system last year. that allowed some functions like automatic braking. in mayered a setback after a man was killed in an accident while using the system. he was found to have in speeding. the new technology would replace the autopilot system used in the incident. to prove the car's

capabilities by traveling from l.a. to new york in full autonomous mode by the end of 2017. google are among the company's competitors aiming to be the first to push through self driving technology. take still expected to years before fully automated vehicles are allowed on the roads. look at thee a other business stories making headlines this thursday. the chief executive of nissan has been confirmed as the new chairman of mitsubishi motors. mitsubishi has been going through a difficult period for admitting falsifying data for decades. nintendo announced it will be showing its first glimpse of the next gaming systems this thursday. there is a lot of anticipation about this new console. it is expected to be launched in

march 2017 and rumored to be a portable handheld console with detachable controller. posts its weakest sales figures in over a decade. it cut its sales increase outlook. withompany is struggling inflation for its products in europe. genie: let's wrap up with something that could make beer lovers very happy but might anger beer makers. connected an internet be a making robot that allows anyone to homebrew their beer. it costs $800. you just insert a sealed pack of grains and tops and the machine takes care of the rest. all you have to do is add the yeast and wait for the magic to happen. ofple who are actually fond

home brewing will tell you that the pleasure of making beer yourself is that it's a complicated process you can mess up in so many different ways. for those who found it frustrating this is maybe the option if you have $800. genie: time for the press review. it is all about the third and final presidential debate. >> they were coming in as the debate was going on. the commentators started settling on what they were going to take away from this last presidential debate. let's start with the new york times which leads with trump won't say if he will accept the election results. you may notice a similarity in the washington post. their homepage says trump refuses to say whether he will accept the election results. this is not just in the u.s.. the paper in france has a similar headline.

the republican refuses to say whether he will accept the results of that election. the u.k. as well the independent saying exactly the same thing on its homepage. across the board. the big take away point from the debate. why was that such a big deal? times talks about donald's contempt for democracy. the reason this was such a big deal was that by saying that he was going to leave everybody in suspense as to whether he would accept the election results he basically called into question one of the absolute tenets of the u.s. and u.s. politics which is a real respect for a functioning democracy. suresically said i'm not if that democracy works which hillary clinton picked up on. he also sounds a little bit like a bad loser. saying, i will accept the results if it goes my way. genie: that was not really

reflected on twitter. all the ideas of democracy and politics went out of the window because the only thing that people were focusing on was bad hombres," trump said that referring to mexican criminals. he said he would get rid of them if they were -- he were president. that led to a raft of jokes. here we have one. hombres sounds like a quentin tarantino thriller starring danny trejo and josh brolin," this three amigos from the 1986 film. finding a little bit of lightness to a very serious comment. genie: who seems to have come

out on top? >> the results are still coming in. the polls are adjusting. the l.a. times was the first. they have been scoring as the debate went along and they came up fairly quickly with we scored the third presidential debate. hillary clinton won and it wasn't even close. specialistsree monitoring this through the evening. returned to the angry men of the first debate, interrupting repeatedly, at one point calling her such a nasty woman. they said he needed to be thoughtful and measured. he failed. i will take you to cnn. they have an aggregate they have collected of all of the different polls showing clinton at 47%, trump at 39%.

media kind of disputing that idea. fox news carried this opinion piece that he did rather well. this woman is writing saying, he is a very fast learner. the difference between his performance and that last one was very marked. she said that he may have called that vote rigging scandal. he said there might be vote that could she says have been a tactic to galvanize his supporters to go to the polls. one more from the new york post. saying, trump finally delivers. a breath of potentially fresh air for that but it won't keep hillary out of the white house. for many people watching this debate neither candidate really represents who they are. you found an article that looks

at what that might mean for the final result. genie: this is a vice article which starts in nevada. residents voting there have an option on the ballot paper of none of these candidates if they don't find any of the candidates appealing. most of the country doesn't have that option. they are saying they are going to use it by not voting and it is not from laziness. vice describes two months before each election the polls asked a group of people whether they plan to vote. this year only 47% said they were planning to vote. that is down from 74% in 2008. it basically shows the story we are seeing across the states which is an american population disenfranchised from washington politics. the same kind of disenchantment with washington politics which is why michael moore decided to rush through his latest film which is called trump land and

gave it a free screening in new york to try and bring voters over to clinton and stop them from not going to the polls or to stop trump supporters from voting for him ahead of hillary clinton. he said he was so scared by the brexit vote that he didn't want the same thing to happen in the u.s.. genie: thank you for that look at reaction to last night's presidential debate. for a closer look at this press review you can always check out our website. france 24.com. , a closer look at france's elite graduate schools in the next french connections on the way.

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